COLUMBUS, OH. (THECOUNT) — Ohio man, Brian Carter, has been identified as the Columbus police officer forced to shoot his K9 partner, Benzi, after the animal reportedly attacked him during a training session.
Carter was verbally “correcting his dog’s behaviors,” when he was attacked by the animal and had to fire on him with his service weapon.
The dog, a 3 ½-year-old male Belgian Malinois named Benzi, was not killed in the shooting and was eventually euthanized by a veterinarian.
The Columbus Division of Police says Officer Brian Carter suffered “serious” bites to his arms during a training session Saturday morning. Carter was rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery Saturday afternoon. source
Benzi had been in service with Columbus police for two years.
Columbus K9 Unit supervisor Sgt. Mark Cartwright says it’s the first time that a Columbus officer has had to shoot a K9 partner.
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